Forerunners and rivals of Christianity
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About This Book
Brings before the public certain documents of great importance for the understanding of the growth and development of the Christian religion. A special emphasis is placed on the Gnostics. Contents: Conquests of Alexander; Alexandrian divinities; Origin of Gnosticism; Pre-Christian Gnostics#58; the Orphici; Pre-Christian Gnostics#58; the Essenes; Pre Christian Gnostics#58; Simon Magus.
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- FORERUNNERS AND RIVALS OF CHRISTIANITY
- PREFACE
- ERRATA
- CONTENTS
- TABLE OF DATES
- BOOKS AND ARTICLES REFERRED TO IN TEXT OR NOTES
- INTRODUCTION
- CHAPTER I THE CONQUESTS OF ALEXANDER
- CHAPTER II THE ALEXANDRIAN DIVINITIES
- CHAPTER III THE ORIGIN OF GNOSTICISM
- CHAPTER IV PRE-CHRISTIAN GNOSTICS: THE ORPHICI
- HYMN TO PERSEPHONE[439].
- [HYMN] OF MISE—PERFUME: STORAX[443].
- CHAPTER V PRE-CHRISTIAN GNOSTICS: THE ESSENES
- CHAPTER VI PRE-CHRISTIAN GNOSTICS: SIMON MAGUS
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